improvements. You might sound the first named description of Claimants if they would be willing to give 10/- an acre in the event of such a measure being allowed for the land they have improved it would be much cheaper than having their claims investigated by a Comr. as there is a charge of £5 to bring the case on, then a charge for every witness and another charge for every 100 lines above the first 100, this unless the Block of land was large will bring it to more than the 10/- an acre --- Of course I cannot promise that this will be carried out but it appears to me the best and cheapest plan of arranging these few outstanding claims and